It is spring time (almost summer) and we often think of spring cleaning and opening up our seasonal cabins again! It's an exciting time, but also can be labor intensive. Whether you do your regular home maintenance in the spring time or fall, there are really great benefits of maintaining those home systems! The last tip below may be our favorite!

5 benefits of Regular home maintenance services:


1. Increased property value: Keeping up with maintenance can help preserve the condition of your home, ultimately increasing its value. Who doesn't love that. Also, less updating and work to get your home ready to sell when that time is right.
2. Preventing costly repairs: Regular maintenance can catch small issues before they become major problems,…

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The May Meetup is a week from today! May 22nd - 6pm We're going to be discussing some of the RE investment horror stories that we have and how we have overcome and learned from those experiences! Come for the laughs, the lessons and share some of your stories as well!!

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This blog post is being written in May of 2024. Hopefully this issue will start to lessen or go away in the future, but we wanted to bring the issue of squatters to the community as it seems to be a growing issue in Douglas County among rental property. We want property owners and agents to be aware.

What is squatting?

"Squatters" are people that have trespassed and moved into a home or onto a vacant property with the intention of making it their own. Oftentimes they intentionally damage the property. The property owner then returns to find that squatters are illegally inhabiting the property and have paid no compensation in return. This is a criminal act in the state of Minnesota.

Squatters in Douglas County

There have been a couple recent…

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Mother's Day is this weekend.. hopefully you didn't forget! Happy Mother's Day from our team at CRS! We hope you all have a very special and relaxing day.

Here are a few ideas of how to show appreciation for your mom this Sunday!

1. Write a heartfelt letter or card expressing your love and gratitude.
2. Cook her favorite meal or treat her to a special meal at her favorite restaurant.
3. Plan a day of pampering, such as a spa day or a relaxing at-home spa experience.
4. Give her a thoughtful gift that reflects her interests or hobbies.
5. Spend quality time together doing activities she enjoys.
6. Help out with household chores or tasks to give her a break.
7. Create a photo album or scrapbook of special memories together.
8. Organize a family gathering or…

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